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Goeppertia metallica

(Planch. & Linden) Borchs. & S.Suárez (2012)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Zingiberales Family: Marantaceae Genus: Goeppertia

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Syst. Bot. 37: 632 (2012)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Goeppertia metallica Lyon Arboretum; section 25 Preserved_Specimen Lvs deep green above w/white feathered band along midrib & white band paralleling the margins, grey green below; pulvinus olive-green tinged w/purple; petiole & sheath browish green to purple; bracts olive-green becoming purple in age; sepals faint yellow-green; coroola tube white, lobes pink at base; outer staminode dark red-purple, callose staminode petaloid, red-purple apically. callose portion white; style & ovary white. Kennedy, H. 4493 Oahu BISH 1985-03-11
2 Goeppertia metallica Koloa Dist.; Lawai Valley, NTBG, Bamboo Bridge section along west side of Lawai Stream Preserved_Specimen Rhizomatous herb, stems upright; petioles bronze-green; lamina pale green beneath w/purple tinge, dark glossy green above w/pale green fishtail along midrib & marginal fishtail lines; infl bracts pale grn; flrs purple. Lorence, D.H. 7592 Kauai BISH 1994-09-22
3 Goeppertia metallica Lyon Arboretum; Section 25, between R-5 & 6 Preserved_Specimen Erect herb 1 m high; leaf blade dark green w/lighter markings above, pale green beneath. Nagata, K.M. 2755 Oahu BISH 1983-12-22
4 Goeppertia metallica Koloa Dist.; Lawai Valley, NTBG, Bamboo Bridge section, west side of Lawai Stream (near Pelagodaxa henryi palms) Preserved_Specimen Rhizomatous herb, stems erect; lamina uniformlypurple below, smooth lustrous green above; w/3-colored green fishtail pattern along midrib; infl bracts greenish-bronze; flrs purple. Lorence, D.H. 7590 Kauai BISH 1994-09-22
5 Goeppertia metallica Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Leaf green above w/white feathered band along midrib & 2 somewhat scalloped bands parallelling the margins, grey-green below; petiole green tinged purple, sheath tinged pinkish-purple below; sepals & corolla tube white; petals white below, pink apically; outer staminode dark purple; callose staminode white below, petaloid portion dark purple; cucullatum white; bracts green turning purplish w/age. Occasionally selfing. Kennedy, H. 4028 Oahu BISH 1979-11-09
6 Goeppertia metallica Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen green scalloped bands on either side & a brushed whitish line outlining the darker bands, dark red-purple below; petiole & sheath dark green tinged w/purple; pulvinus purple; peduncle red-purple, reflexes the inflor. down after flowering; bracts purple; sepals & corolla tube white, corolla lobes white below, pink apically; callose staminode white below, dark purple Herb to 0.8 m; leaf green above around margin, slightly lighter green feathered pattern along the midrib w/two dark apically, outer staminode dark purple; cucullatum & style white. Occasionally autogamous. Kennedy, H. 4029 Oahu BISH 1979-11-09
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